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Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

Lima Decaf

Peru

WashedDark66Cherry's IndexDecaf

Cup profile

brown sugar · chocolate-covered almonds · dried fig

  • Fruit
  • Sugar and spice
Lima Decaf by Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
Producer
Rony Lavan
Farm / Co-op
Process
Washed
Altitude
1650–1800 m
Harvest
Weight
283g
Bag price
$23.00
Price / oz
$2.30/oz
Brew

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Cherrybook last checked this listing 14 days ago.

Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

66

Noted

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    70/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
    This roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
    +2

Renormalized base 73.9 shrunk to 63.8 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 66.

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
2
Body
4
Sweetness
4
Balance
3
Clean
3

Flavor wheelestimated

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About Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is recognized as a staple of the San Diego coffee scene and is frequently utilized by local enthusiasts and visitors alike for home brewing experiments with single-origin beans like their Ethiopian light roasts. While a user noted their light roasts can be finicky for espresso and another observed higher pricing compared to peers like PT's on certain micro-lot offerings, customers appreciate options like their Fifty-Fifty half-caff blend. Overall, they maintain a solid presence as a notable specialty roaster in Southern California.

San Diego staplesingle-origin Ethiopian offeringshalf-caff blend optionspremium pricing discussed
Threads cited (8)

On YouTube

3 videos · 7k combined views

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters has 1 video on their channel; 2 videos come from outside reviewers (Lets Get Lexi (Alexis Pence), Tayspresso).

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters

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